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News from Abroad by Donald Shanor (2003, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231122403
ISBN-139780231122405
eBay Product ID (ePID)2437910
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNews from Abroad
Publication Year2003
SubjectMedia Studies, Journalism
TypeTextbook
AuthorDonald Shanor
Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight12.6 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2002-041602
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal070.4/332
Table Of ContentPart I. Does Foreign News Matter? Introduction: The Test of War Gatekeepers and Bookkeepers Getting the News from Abroad Broadcasting Part II. The Transformation of Foreign News Evolution, Not Revolution Abroad at Home News from Abroad for Those from Abroad The Electronic Newspaper Conclusion: The Journalistic Guerrillas
SynopsisOver the last two decades, following major conflicts in Kuwait, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, Americans began to participate more actively than ever before in the world's numerous nationalist, religious, and ethnic conflicts. During this time, however, American news organizations drastically reduced the resources devoted to in-depth coverage of international affairs. Viewing foreign bureaus as an expensive luxury, major news providers closed overseas offices and cut the number of full-time correspondents working abroad, relying instead upon improvised news crews flown in on short notice to cover the latest crisis. In this insightful and hard-hitting investigation, former international news correspondent Donald R. Shanor follows the deterioration of international reporting and assesses the dangers that arise when U.S. citizens and policymakers are uninformed about foreign events until local problems erupt into international crises. Shanor also considers three major factors--technology, immigration, and globalization--that are influencing and complicating the debate over whether quality or profit should prevail in foreign reporting. In only a decade, the Internet has become a primary source of information for millions of Americans, particularly for younger generations. At the same time, a surge in America's immigrant population is rapidly changing the country's ethic and cultural landscape--making news from abroad local news in many cities--while global business practices are broadening the range of issues directly affecting the average citizen. News from Abroad provides a comprehensive portrait of the contemporary state of international news coverage and argues for the importance of maintaining networks of experienced journalists who can cover difficult subjects, keep Americans informed about the global economy, deliver early warnings of impending disasters and threats to national security, and prevent the United States from falling into cultural isolation.
LC Classification NumberPN4888.F69S53 2003
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